The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-05

AhdulEy. M11am FTeQerlcKS, FIREMAN
OF the express, WAS caug b between the
tender and the engine, and lived fortwo
hours, but it WAS foundoiqpOss ible to
etect his rele ase. His lmethern is a
WIDOW, and lives in Washington, d. @.
He was member Of the Brotherhood
| OF -Flremen, which Organization took
charge OF the remains, which were re-
moved to Chamberlain undertaking
eStabhshment and prepared for burial.
His face. in death, depicted eiGHd9
5 % THE AGONY OF HIS FERINGsisj
before death came to his relief. NJ. 9H.
Parks, whose address could not be
learned, was also wedged in the. wreck
and burned to death. after handing his
money, letters and cards to one OF the
railroad employees. His body was con-
sumed, as were several others whose
names are not known and, perhaps, will
never be. When your reporter reached
the scene OF the holocaust at 1 O'Clock
to day the ruins of the baggage car, ex-
press, smoker land coach were still
burning, and scores of hands were en-
| deaVOriDg to clear the track, Here and
there could be seen sheets of blood and
pieces of half-burned and frozen hu-
man flesh. Workmen are still, finding
portions of the bodies IN the burning
wreck. All the mail, express and bag
gage were burned, including large sums
of money. The scene at the Chamber
lain establishment was Oneicalculated
to make the stoutest hearts quail.
NINE sHAPELEss TRUNKS sa
of human beings were stretched out in
a row like so many charred logs, They
were Postlethwaite and tgofsons, Side
by side, and seven . others, none, of
whom could be recognized, and near
them a mass of flesh and bones that
may have. been parts of, the, bodies of
different people,. at the depot was
found William F. Smith of iWaynes.
borough, Penna.. who was q passehger
| in the coach next to the sleepers. n He
was sitting in hefront part of the car,
and whenu the collision oecurred,a he
was thrown violently against thefront
door of the car, but was not injured in
the least. He said he, did not think
there had been collision, but the train
had run off the track. He helped the
ladies in the car to gather up their wraps
and said when he went back to his
seat to get his hat 9he noticed the
smoker in flames and saw an imIAigEant
jump from the car through the roof and
| wall of flames. He said no one, in the
| coach was hurt seriously. One man
had his right hand burned Slightly by
falling against the stove After getting
out of the car he helped Ito uhcoaple
| two sleepers and push them down q the
track so they would not be burned He
| then picked up the PostlethWaitei little
girl, who was wandering around in the
snow, and carried her to the depot at
Republic. '1.l -. - ~ -
burned to a crisp His home is in
Wheeling. There were no doubt many
more persisted in the wreck, as number
! of persons who escaped and remains
recovered is not equal to- the number
reported in the car. The number &C
tually lost may never be known. A
number of watches were found in the
wreck, and one of them is described as
| follows; Open face, marked /. w. &
| Co. on barrel bridge; three ounce case;
| jewel mounted; Springfield movement;
case number 932, 099. - ~ ~
| CINCINNATI, y. January 1.-THE Com
nlercidI GGzette'S Tifin, O., special re-
ports afdiyersity of opinion regarding
the real cause OF the accident. The
repor s agree thatthere was careless ness
on the part of the railroad employees,
| but whether the blame should be at
taehed to the freight or passenger crew
| is a matter of conjecture! + A thorough
Investigation will be made. The coro-
ners have taken charge of the dead.
| The Commercial correspondent gives
seven as the number who were killed
and says that out of fifteen passengers
IN the smoker not one escaped r.
SURPRISING THE REPORTERS.
CHICAGO, January 4,-The Burlington
and Ohio long-delayed wrecked train
did not arrive at the depot here until
1870 this morning. One of the first
men to be helped offwasi Harry G. For
roster, of Chicago, His head was
bandaged and his left arm was broken.
| No sooner had he alighted from the
coach than burly railroader grabbed
him. The wounded man was hustled
| into the baggage-room, and left there,
| while the railroad man stormed at the
reporters and yelled to Forester not TO
say any thiDg to them. Forester nearly
| tainted from exhaustion, but at late
| hour was taken away. He escaped al
most Imiraculously from the wreck,